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L. Coyote

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26. The FBI can't do much to anyone. Prosecuters bring charges under our justice system, not cops.

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 04:42 PM

Jan 2018

Police have the power to arrest people, to investigate crimes, etc. Within DoJ, FBI is under the AG and reports findings to USAs. FBI's intelligence activities are overseen by DNI.
First: Not every crime is a federal offense. Fed LEOs may make an arrest without obtaining a warrant; may obtain a warrant, or may delay making an arrest to gather additional evidence of guilt. Agents can request a subpoena from a grand jury with responsibility to investigate whether a crime has been committed. When a grand jury is involved, agents work with either a USA office or the DoJ.

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MEGA-THREAD: NYT bombshell Papadopoulos report, biggest Trump-Russia news since Flynn plea. [View all] L. Coyote Jan 2018 OP

#TrumpRussia 50 tweet MEGA-THREAD by Seth -- history's most explosive intel dossier ..... L. Coyote Jan 2018 #1

kick for visibility triron Jan 2018 #13

knr triron Jan 2018 #37

Unrolled thread: Trump aided Russian computer fraud an impeachable offense L. Coyote Jan 2018 #2

Unrolled thread: Papadopoulos claims to have had direct, significant contact with Trump on two .... L. Coyote Jan 2018 #3

Papadopoulos is a cooperating witness .... that's the YUUUGE story here!! L. Coyote Jan 2018 #10

I will agree genxlib Jan 2018 #4

I'm glad someone developed a ThreadReader. They deserve support. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #5

A mid-summers night dream perhaps?! Roland99 Jan 2018 #6

Not the easiest read, but well worth the effort Maeve Jan 2018 #7

Whoa! You've compiled an enormous amount of material here. triron Jan 2018 #8

And this is a tiny drop in Mueller's big bucket. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #9

So what is evidence Abramson refers to that Sater is cooperating triron Jan 2018 #11

Biggest thing is falsifiable pattern of lie surrounding Pap by Trump, Sessions and Clovis uponit7771 Jan 2018 #12

AND, reveal Papadopoulos triggered FBI investigation upsets months of Republican talking points L. Coyote Jan 2018 #14

Good Grief! triron Jan 2018 #15

yes, solid proof that it wasn't the dossier that started the investigation is something Russian News uponit7771 Jan 2018 #19

Bookmarking Duppers Jan 2018 #16

Yeah, same here. Wanna read and savor all this leisurely calimary Jan 2018 #22

Papadopoulos Told Diplomat About Russia's Emails Hack, Australian Newspaper Confirms L. Coyote Jan 2018 #17

OH JOY !! dweller Jan 2018 #18

VIDEO: Russians Saw Papadopoulos As "Way Into Donald Trump Campaign" L. Coyote Jan 2018 #20

As they say in the old Almond Joy commercials... calimary Jan 2018 #21

Too bad that people are so stupid they believe the FBI CAN "impeach trump" ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #23

"A sitting president can't be indicted" is a tenet that has not been adjudicated by any court. yodermon Jan 2018 #24

Agree. Besides, what has and is happening is unprecedented. triron Jan 2018 #25

The FBI can't do much to anyone. Prosecuters bring charges under our justice system, not cops. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #26

This thread is amazing. I can't believe it has so few kicks and recs. Squinch Jan 2018 #27

Shouldn't each kick include some additional info? Like "What was Papadopoulos drinking?" L. Coyote Jan 2018 #30

Oh, God. We've insulted everyone, and now we're going back and doing it again. Squinch Jan 2018 #31

Duty free retsina, mebbe? rec, nt Mc Mike Jan 2018 #35

Kicking again! Squinch Jan 2018 #28

And again! Squinch Jan 2018 #29

K&R Scurrilous Jan 2018 #32

Mueller will be announcing the LATEST INDICTMENTS at noon on Monday. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #33

Hope our nation can survive this idiocy and lunacy. triron Jan 2018 #36

kick again triron Jan 2018 #34

This story got push aside quickly by the new obstruction of justice evidence. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #38

Calling this shakespearean is like calling King Kong large and hairy and angry. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #39

K&R and bookmarking. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #40

Wow, I love this thread... So much here liberalla Jan 2018 #41